Video by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike | 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing | 12.06.2023
U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 273 clear forestry with explosive detonations and heavy equipment at St. Phillips Island, South Carolina, Dec. 6, 2023. MWSS-273 conducted engineer operations to facilitate freedom of movement across the island for visitors and staff while training forward aviation combat engineering capabilities. MWSS-273 is a subordinate unit of 2nd......
Video by Sgt. Frank Webb | 1st Marine Division | 07.22.2022
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in Readiness Exercise 22.2 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, as well as Mount Bundey Training Area near Darwin, Australia, July 22 - Aug. 2, 2022. REDEX 22.2 validated the battalion's deployment readiness and capability to serve as a worldwide crisis-response force at a moment’s notice.......
Video by Cpl. Jackson Dukes | 3d Marine Division | 05.11.2022
U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Division take part in Counter Assault Exercise on Okinawa, Japan, May 11, 2022. During this force-on-force exercise, an infantry company with 3/2 rapidly deployed into the double-canopy jungles of the Northern Training Area to defend against an assault from another infantry company with 1st Battalion, 3d Marines. This exercise was designed to increase 3d Marine......
Video by Staff Sgt. Albert Carls | 3d Marine Division | 12.31.2021
U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division complete a six month deployment under 4th Marines in Okinawa, Japan, as a part of the Unit Deployment Program. Forward-deployed within the first island chain, 2/3 conducted a series of combat rehearsals, preparing to fight and win alongside their allies and partners, and to deter and defeat any threat to regional security.(U.S.......
Video by Staff Sgt. Albert Carls | 3d Marine Division | 10.06.2021
U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division conduct combat marksmanship training at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Oct 6, 2021. During this exercise Marines sharpened critical combined arms skills, ensuring they are ready and capable to execute a wide range of missions anywhere in the world. 2/3 is forward deployed under 4th Marines as part of the Unit......
Video by Staff Sgt. Albert Carls | 3d Marine Division | 10.03.2021
U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, conduct a force-on-force exercise during Noble Jaguar 2021 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Oct. 3, 2021. This portion of the exercise focused on coastal defense and counter-landing operations across a distributed maritime environment. III Marine Expeditionary Force executed these actions as a part of an......
Video by Staff Sgt. Albert Carls | 3d Marine Division | 10.02.2021
U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262, conduct a long-range insertion with 2d Battalion, 3d Marines during Noble Jaguar 2021 from Okinawa to Combined Arms Training Facility, Camp Fuji, Japan, Sept. 30, 2021. This portion of the exercise focused on coastal defense and counter-landing operations across a distributed maritime environment. III Marine Expeditionary Force executed......
Video by Staff Sgt. Albert Carls | 3d Marine Division | 10.02.2021
U.S. Marines with 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, conduct a force-on-force exercise during Noble Jaguar 2021 at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Oct. 2, 2021. This portion of the exercise focused on coastal defense and counter-landing operations across a distributed maritime environment. III Marine Expeditionary Force executed these actions as a part of an......